Upon returning to the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Kangxi summoned the Minister of War, the Minister of Revenue, and Prince Kang to the palace through Li Dequan.

"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty!"

"Rise, all of you! Li Dequan, please take a seat!"

Prince Kang had probably made up his mind. He thought he would be punished by the emperor, but he never expected that he would have a chance to make amends.

After Prince Kang took his seat, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of War also sat down.

After some discussion, it was finally decided that Prince Kang would be the commander-in-chief, leading an army of 50,000 to the border.

"Your Majesty, I have a request, and I hope Your Majesty will grant it!"

The sudden kneeling of Prince Kang surprised not only Emperor Kangxi but also the Minister of War and the Minister of Revenue.

"Prince Kang, stand up and speak! We are family!"

Although Emperor Kangxi said they were all family, everyone knows that the relationship between ruler and subject comes first, and only later do relatives come into being!

"Your Majesty, I wish to ask you to find someone to join me in the campaign against Tsarist Russia!"

Emperor Kangxi guessed who it was the moment he finished speaking.

He had been thinking about whether to let this person come along, but he never expected that Prince Kang would bring it up himself!

"Are you going to take Dai Zi?"

Prince Kang was delighted, never expecting that the Emperor would think the same way he did.

"Your Majesty, I am referring to Dai Zi. Please grant my request!"

Dai Zi was a man of great vision and foresight. His decision to abandon his studies and join the army foreshadowed that he was no ordinary person.

Kangxi certainly agreed, but Dai Zi was arrogant and too upright, so after so many years, he still hadn't made much progress.

If he can achieve merit this time, then when it comes to promoting him in the future, he will no longer have no excuse.

"Yes! I grant your permission!"

Seeing that it was getting late, the group figured out the approximate time and then sent them back!

However, the three people who left the palace together had different thoughts, but no one said it out loud.

When Harigana woke up, he didn't see Kangxi and assumed he was outside.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is not here!"

Dulan looked at Harigana, who was searching for people everywhere, and teased her on purpose.

"You brat, you've got some nerve, daring to make fun of me, haven't you?"

Harigana pretended to hit her, but the brat actually reached out her hand.

"Your Majesty, go ahead and hit him! The Emperor isn't here right now anyway!"

*Smack!* Harigana really hit him, but not hard. Although the sound was loud, it didn't hurt at all.

Hai Ri stood to the side, watching the two of them play around, smiled but didn't say anything.

Aren't they servants just hoping to please their masters?

However, Dulan is quite a fun girl. I didn't realize it when she was with the Queen Dowager. I always thought she was a steady and well-behaved girl, but I didn't expect her to be even more mischievous than her sister Chasu.

"Dulan, let's go to the study!"

Harigana wanted to write to Saienjiya and the others as soon as possible. Now that the smallpox outbreak was over and Emperor Kangxi had sent people to the tribe, she should write to let them know that everything was alright!

"Your Majesty, where are you going?"

Dulan helped Harigana put on her shoes, and even though it was just a corridor, she still took the cloak and put it on her.

"Write a letter to Mother!"

At first, Harigana didn't know what to write, but as he wrote, the letter paper was more than a dozen sheets thick.

When Emperor Kangxi saw the thick letter, he jokingly said, "Jiaojiao, this isn't just a letter, it's practically a booklet!" This caused everyone in the room to burst into laughter.

In Yuqing Palace, Yinreng had been in a bad mood for the past few days, especially yesterday when he overheard his wet nurse chatting with someone, which made him even angrier!

"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

The wet nurse's eyes darted around, and then she looked at Yinreng with concern.

Yinreng was young, and besides Kangxi, this wet nurse was the only person he was close to since childhood, so after hesitating for a while, he spoke his mind.

“Nanny, I overheard you talking that day.”

The wet nurse instantly showed a look of fear, then knelt on the ground and hurriedly begged for forgiveness.

"Your Highness, please calm down! Your Highness, please spare my life!"

After begging for mercy, the wet nurse continued without waiting for Yinreng to say anything, "Your Highness, this servant is just feeling wronged on your behalf. You are clearly the Crown Prince, the future master of the Great Qing. The Emperor used to come to see you from time to time, but since that woman entered the palace, the Emperor has only come to Yuqing Palace a handful of times. This servant is just feeling wronged on your behalf!"

Although that woman receives more of the Emperor's favor because of her pregnancy, Your Highness, if that woman's child is born, won't the Emperor become even more biased?

"Shut up!"

Yinreng shouted at him, but the reprimand was still etched in his heart.

"This servant deserves to die a thousand deaths, Your Highness, please forgive me!"

The wet nurse had finished speaking, so after reprimanding her, Yinreng didn't say another word besides admitting his guilt.

Yinreng's face darkened as he looked at the wet nurse kneeling below him: "Wet nurse, I will pretend I didn't hear these words. But if I hear you go out and spread rumors again, be careful I will hand you over to Father Emperor for punishment!"

The guards shook their heads repeatedly. Could such a prince, who was so ignorant of right and wrong, really become the ruler of the Qing Dynasty?

If Harigana were here, he would definitely say: So this child has always been like this since he was little, he doesn't know how to be two-faced!

No wonder Yinzhen, who originally supported him, turned against him and established his own faction; it turns out he was a crooked man from the very beginning!

The children raised by Emperor Kangxi weren't very good either; she should educate her own children from now on!

The wet nurse left, but Yinreng was indeed very flustered!

He carefully recalled what had happened from the palace gate to today, and felt that what the wet nurse said seemed to make sense.

Although the Emperor said that she was the one who sent him, it now seems that the Emperor must have said it on her behalf, otherwise that woman would never have been so kind.

Thinking of this, he suddenly wanted to leave the palace and hear Suo'etu's opinion on the matter.

But seeing that it was getting late, he could only go out again tomorrow!

Kangxi learned of the situation at Yuqing Palace immediately. Upon seeing the secret letter handed to him by the guards, his good mood vanished instantly!

"Continue to observe secretly!"

After Kangxi finished speaking, the people in the Imperial Study disappeared without a trace.

"Baocheng! I never really thought of touching your position as crown prince before. Now that I have such thoughts, it's because your actions have disappointed me too much!"

You were raised by me, yet you haven't learned any of my character.

You are clearly the crown prince of a country, why do you so easily believe the words of a servant? Why don't you come and tell me?

Even if I reprimand you, I will earnestly teach you right from wrong, and I will not teach you to go astray!